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Ticket Packages for the 2012 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, Presented by Bridgestone And Ariat Kentucky Reining Cup on Sale November 1

by Classic Communications | 10/17/2011 11:25:58 AM

Lexington, KY — Ticket packages for the 2012 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, Presented by Bridgestone, and Ariat Kentucky Reining Cup, April 26-29 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY, will go on sale starting November 1. The Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, part of the HSBC FEI ClassicsTM, is one of only six Four Star Three-Day Events in the world and the only one in the Western Hemisphere. Many of the world’s best riders will be competing with the hopes of qualifying for the...

Reed Kessler Flies Into First During $7,500 Randolph College/USEF Jr. Jumper Championship Welcome at Harrisburg

by Robyn Keyster/Phelps Media Group | 10/14/2011 10:31:38 AM

Reed Kessler and Ligist. Photo: Rebecca Walton/Phelps Media Group. Harrisburg, PA – Junior jumpers were in the zone tonight at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show, running October 13-22, 2011 in the state capital of Harrisburg. Reed Kessler of Armonk, NY, soared to victory in the first phase of the $7,500 United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Junior Jumper Individual Championship, sponsored by Randolph College. With a smooth and controlled round, Kessler and her own horse, Ligist,...

Victoria Colvin Sweeps Junior Hunters, Rides Ovation to Grand Junior Hunter Championship at Capital Challenge Horse Show

by Jennifer Wood Media Inc. | 10/9/2011 7:00:43 PM

Upper Marlboro, MD - The Capital Challenge Horse show wrapped up another year of fantastic competition today and finished with younger junior and children's hunters. Victoria Colvin swept the junior hunter awards today by winning all four tricolors. She and Scott Stewart's Ovation were awarded the Grand Junior Hunter Championship sponsored by Lochmoor Stables/Mindy and Greg Darst, while the Grand Children's Hunter Championship went to Rosebud and Audrey Layman. The Capital Challenge...

John French Prevails in WCHR Professional Finals at 2011 Capital Challenge Horse Show

by Jennifer Wood Media Inc. | 10/7/2011 10:29:38 AM

The Top Six WCHR Riders: Jenny Karazissis, Scott Stewart, John French, Elizabeth Boyd, Kelley Farmer, and Hunt Tosh. Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. Upper Marlboro, MD - The best six hunter riders in the country this year - Scott Stewart, Kelley Farmer, John French, Jenny Karazissis, Hunt Tosh, and Elizabeth Boyd - competed in the WCHR Professional Finals presented by the John R. Ingram Fund. The head-to-head unique competition saw John French of San Juan Bautista, CA, jump to the top of the...

Strong Start at Boekelo for Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team

by Joanie Morris | 10/6/2011 1:48:33 PM

Remington XXV, the first of four Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team horses to contest the Boekelo CCI3* in the Netherlands, got the team off to a good start on the first day of dressage. With Boyd Martin (West Grove, PA), he put in a polished performance to finish on a score of 45.8. This effort puts them fourth after the first day of dressage. Henley House Stables’ 15-year-old Hanoverian gelding has had top finishes at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Bridgestone and the Pau...

The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team Takes on Strong Field at the Boekelo CCI3*

by USEF Communications Department | 10/5/2011 3:52:00 PM

Lexington, KY- Four American horses and three riders are set to take on a huge, and hugely competitive field at the Boekelo CCI3* in The Netherlands. The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for Boekelo is comprised of Boyd Martin’s pair Remington XXV (owned by Henley House Stables, LLC) and Otis Barbotiere (owned by The Otis Barbotiere Syndicate), Michael Pollard on his own, his wife Nathalie’s and his father-in-law Carl Bouckaert’s DV8 and Tamra Smith on Leigh Mesher’s Mar de...

John French and Small Affair Repeat Victory in $15,000 WCHR Professional Challenge at 2011 Capital Challenge Horse Show

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 10/5/2011 7:10:33 AM

Upper Marlboro, MD - In a day full of exciting classes, John French and Small Affair, owned by Iwasaki & Reilly, repeated their victory in the $15,000 WCHR Professional Challenge. Victory in the $5,000 WCHR Emerging Professional Challenge sponsored by Seashore Acres Products went to Tara Metzner of Los Angeles, CA, riding Dogwood Hill LLC's Rumba. ?? To watch an interview with John French about his second straight win, please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pljcS4UNZXU. ?? To hear...

Hayley Barnhill Wins North American Equitation Championships at Capital Challenge

by Lauren Fisher and Michelle Bloch for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 10/3/2011 7:49:22 AM

Hayley Barnhill and Asparagus. Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. Upper Marlboro, MD – Hayley Barnhill, of Collierville, TN, earned an exciting victory today as she topped the North American Equitation Championships at Capital Challenge. Barnhill’s win was followed by a top finish for Pilar Flournoy, of Topanga, CA, in the Taylor Harris Insurance Services (THIS) National Children’s Medal Finals. The day concluded with the North American Amateur Equitation Championships with a victory...

A Week of Poetry in Motion Concludes at Dressage at Devon

by Ginny Simon | 10/3/2011 7:45:14 AM

Devon, PA - More than 35,000 spectators enjoyed the equine entertainment and education provided by more than 700 horses (and their riders) at this year’s Dressage at Devon. Tuesday through Thursday featured the breed division in which young horses, from weanlings to six-year olds, shown both in-hand and under saddle, had their day in the sun (or in the rain depending on the time of day). Friskiness dominated the younger classes as their handlers worked hard to show off their charges. The...

Nominations Now Open for the Third Annual EQUUS Foundation Humanitarian Award; Deadline November 14

by USEF Communications Department | 9/29/2011 2:18:14 PM

Bob Cacchione (far left), recipient of the 2010 EQUUS Foundation Humanitarian Award at the USEF Annual Meeting. Photo: Geoff Bugbee for USEF. Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) and The EQUUS Foundation will honor the hard work and dedication of equestrians with the presentation of the third annual EQUUS Foundation Humanitarian Award to be presented during the Pegasus Awards at the USEF Annual Meeting in January 2012. In 2009, USEF and the EQUUS Foundation united to...